Technological progress is forcing manufacturers to make rapid changes to the production environment. If companies want to stay competitive, they need to think fast, anticipate the future developments, change their business strategy dynamically, and make the necessary changes immediately. Only those who can do it permanently can be successful in the long run.

The presentation will focus on the CEIT approach to Industry 4.0 and the necessary changes in factories on their way to become Smart Factories. These steps towards Industry 4.0 cover all phases from digitization and planning, dynamic simulation to virtual training and implementation. Last but not least, management & optimization and monitoring & analysis. All these phases are combined into one complex cycle, which connects the digital, real and virtual world into the technological concept of Factory Twin.